Winston County, Mississippi

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,609
Median household income: $49,071
Median home value: $121,200

Winston County, Mississippi counts 17,609 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,071, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Winston County's population declined 3.4% from 18,229 to 17,609, while its median household income rose 41.3% from $34,724 to $49,071.

18.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,609
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,071
Median home value: $121,200
Median gross rent: $654
Housing units: 8,231
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,22917,609

Median household income

$34,724$49,071

Median home value

$84,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$697$654

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,229	$34,724	$84,900	$697
2020	18,116	$38,986	$96,700	$656
2021	17,846	$39,725	$101,600	$634
2022	17,741	$45,516	$110,100	$622
2023	17,609	$49,071	$121,200	$654

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	976	5.5%
5 to 17	2,925	16.6%
18 to 24	1,576	8.9%
25 to 34	1,802	10.2%
35 to 44	2,190	12.4%
45 to 54	2,052	11.7%
55 to 64	2,367	13.4%
65 to 74	2,163	12.3%
75 and over	1,558	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,717	49.5%
Black or African American	8,319	47.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	199	1.1%
Asian	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	271	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,986	16.4%
High school graduate	4,453	36.7%
Some college or associate's	3,441	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,515	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	737	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,502	84.4%
Carpooled	384	5.9%
Public transit	10	0.2%
Walked	37	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	156	2.4%
Other means	431	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,135	33.5%
15 to 29 min	2,065	32.4%
30 to 44 min	1,118	17.6%
45 to 59 min	305	4.8%
60+ min	741	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 30.4% (5,217 of 17,155)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,346	61.5%
Nonfamily households	2,724	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,070	85.9%
Vacant	1,161	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,929	69.7%
Renter-occupied	2,141	30.3%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,095	74.0%
1-unit, attached	24	0.3%
2 to 4 units	445	5.4%
5 to 19 units	300	3.6%
20 or more units	17	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,350	16.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 28159
State: Mississippi
Land area: 607 sq mi
Water area: 2.83 sq mi
Center point: 33.0787, -89.0374